46: Twitter: Autopsy of an Acquisition

In today's episode, CT examines the wild and wacky history of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. Buckle up. Edited by Noah JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Big Things Are Coming Sources: [1] https://fortune.com/2015/10/29/twitter-growth/ [2] https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/twtr/financials/ [3]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/23/23568257/elon-musk-securities-fraud-trial-testimony-420-tesla-pif [4]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/20/23564629/elon-musk-twitter-testimony-securities-fraud-trial [5] https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226 [4] https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-us-sec-bastards-forced-settlement-over-tesla-tweets-2022-04-14/ [6]https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter [7}https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/21/23417121/elon-musk-banks-barclays-bank-of-america-morgan-stanley-lbo [8]https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-loses-126-bln-value-amid-musk-twitter-deal-funding-concern-2022-04-26/ [9] https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-twitter-stake-purchase-under-ftc-scrutiny-information-2022-04-28/ [10] https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter